How Europe's 'most photographed boat' is becoming a sign of Polish-Scottish friendship

All good guesses, but all wrong, according to a potentially questionable claim by Robert Smagon, president of the Polish Maritime Heritage Foundation. Instead, he says a wooden fishing cutter called the Incentive, built in Eyemouth in 1960 and which ended up abandoned, forgotten and partially submerged in a Gdansk marina, holds that particular title.

It seems it became a tourist attraction in the city because it was made of wood, as much of Poland’s old fishing fleet was destroyed in the Second World War and the replacements mostly built from steel and fibreglass.

The foundation has bought the Incentive, raised it from its watery grave, and now plans to sail it back to Scotland once it’s been restored. What an absolutely lovely thing to do. We can’t wait to see it and, of course, take lots and lots more photographs!